pliers
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A kind of small pinchers with long jaws, -- used for bending or cutting metal rods or wire, for handling small objects such as the parts of a watch, etc.
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The Jews I knew growing up didn't do "do-it-yourself." When my father needed to hammer something he generally used his shoe, and the only real tool he owned was a pair of needle-nose pliers.
A psychological factor may have also played a role: the first generation of microcomputer programmers retained a hobbyist, "wires and pliers" attitude.
A bracket mounted on the rear seat can hold fire-extinguishers, blankets, sledge hammers, pliers and other common firefighting tools, not to mention oxygen cylinders, masks, flashlights… in short, a full firefighting kit.
In lieu of anesthesia, Granny uses her " white lightning " brew before commencing on painful treatments such as leech bleeding and yanking teeth with pliers.
Hamilton cut the cables at the bottom of the telegraph pole, which served nearby houses, with a set of pliers before making his way across the car park towards the school buildings.
“And it was exhausting—with me constantly going up and down between the attic and rooms, and my hands aching from all those adjustments with my pliers.”